Bird Walk and Invasive Plant Removal on the Blue Mash Nature Trail

Sponsoring Organizations: Montgomery County Sierra Club, Montgomery County Bird Club, and the Department of Environmental Protection

Join us for a beginner's bird walk (8:00 a.m.) followed by invasive plant removal (9:30 a.m.) on Sunday, April 17. This is a chance to observe the relationship between bird diversity and habitat, remove invasive plants, and return the area into a birding hot spot.

Bring: Tools are limited so please bring clippers, saws, and loppers. Long sleeves, pants, comfortable walking shoes or boots, hat, water, gloves, sunscreen, insect repellent, and binoculars are recommended.

More Information: Sierra Club, http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery.

Directions: Meet at the Zion Road park entrance between Brookeville and Riggs Roads. Free. 20500 Zion Road, Laytonsville, MD.

RSVP: 301-919-6060 or mimi.abdu@maryland.sierraclub.org.